Hi all, I'm looking for some advice after a week of pulling my hair out with my radiators. Bit of background, un-vented system in a 3 story house with 12 radiators. Boiler on ground floor, pump on 2nd floor (changed 2 years ago). 2 Radiators in kitchen never get hot under normal circumstances and have never done since we have lived here. I've tried to balance in the past but have never had success. However, radiators in kitchen do get hot if turn off every other one at TRV and lockshield which would suggest a balancing issue? Maybe?
I've tried to work out which radiators heat up first and it seems to be 1 on the 2nd floor followed by 1 on 1st floor followed by 1 on ground floor followed by another then on 2nd floor and so on. So the loop seems to follow an up and down system 3 times rather than floor by floor with the kitchen always the last, does this seem plausible? Radiator in Hall which would be 3rd in sequence is red hot and only a couple of feet from kitchen.
Got a plumber coming next week but would be great if I can sort it in the mean time. Kitchen is 15 degrees at most in winter so unusable without heating. Please nudge me if you need any more info.
I've tried to work out which radiators heat up first and it seems to be 1 on the 2nd floor followed by 1 on 1st floor followed by 1 on ground floor followed by another then on 2nd floor and so on. So the loop seems to follow an up and down system 3 times rather than floor by floor with the kitchen always the last, does this seem plausible? Radiator in Hall which would be 3rd in sequence is red hot and only a couple of feet from kitchen.
Got a plumber coming next week but would be great if I can sort it in the mean time. Kitchen is 15 degrees at most in winter so unusable without heating. Please nudge me if you need any more info.